New York City neighborhoods designated for revitalization with funding from the Model Cities Program.
              The City of New York, Community Development Program: A Progress Report, December 1968.

In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Rents are skyrocketing, homelessness is rising and working-class neighborhoods are threatened by displacement.

These challenges might feel unprecedented. But they echo a moment more than half a century ago.

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